Well, it sounds like it might use my current Quantum Battery 2 which is 9 volts. I would just need to get a proper connector to fit the flash. The recycle time on that battery with the AF400T is about 1 second. I believe my AF400T can use the Power Pack II so it sounds like it might work.
Thanks for the information. -- Bruce Sunday, February 18, 2007, 7:25:41 PM, you wrote: BM> The power packs are dedicated to the 540, I don't BM> believe there's another pack made for it but you may BM> want to check third party vendors. They take 6 C BM> batteries. However, the 4 AA's that go in the flash BM> itself must also be used as the flash won't work with BM> the power pack alone. So, total battery voltage is BM> 15v, but I couldn't tell you the output charging BM> voltage. The recycle time was such that it was never BM> an issue. It's around 4 seconds or slightly faster. BM> I use lithium AA's in the flashes and regular alkaline BM> bats in the packs. BM> -Brendan BM> --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Even though I already have monolights, I am >> interested a bit in what >> you have done. Namely the AF-540FGZ and external >> power packs. That >> is a big issue for me with weddings - flash recharge >> time. I am >> currently using AF400T with Quantum Battery 2 to get >> fast recycling >> along with good power. >> >> Can you tell me more about the 540FGZ and Power Pack >> II's? And also >> if that flash can use other external packs? >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> >> Sunday, February 18, 2007, 6:43:33 PM, you wrote: >> >> BM> I know that many of you have been toying with >> the >> BM> wireless functinality of the K10D since the last >> BM> firmware update. I was excited about it because >> I >> BM> wanted to see if it would be a low cost >> alternative >> BM> for doing product shots without the need for me >> to >> BM> purchase monolights. >> >> BM> So, I purchased a second AF-540FGZ and two of >> the TR >> BM> power pack III's. I also picked up a couple of >> flash >> BM> shoe brackets for my light stands. I set up my >> BM> seamless backdrop and tested the setup last >> night. In >> BM> short, it worked very, very well. >> >> BM> I had talked to Paul S. about the monolights he >> used >> BM> to create the shot he posted of the broshure. He >> was >> BM> able to achieve f11 @ ISO 100 with his setup. >> That >> BM> seemed like a really good target, since I'm >> hoping to >> BM> get similar results. Without much effort, I too >> was >> BM> able to get f11 @ ISO 100. Both flashes were set >> to +1 >> BM> EV and a flash output of 1/1. However, I >> probably >> BM> could have had both flashes set to 0EV and moved >> the >> BM> stands closer to the table or used more >> reflective >> BM> umbrellas and gotten the same intensity. >> >> BM> I like this setup because it has some distinct >> BM> advantages over monolights. Namely: >> >> BM> 1. the setup is less expensive than most >> monolight >> BM> packages >> BM> 2. it is more portable and there's less hassle >> with >> BM> cords >> BM> 3. there's no add'l transmitter/receivers needed >> BM> 4. lightweight, easy to reposition and transport >> >> BM> I put up two shots of the setup and six shots I >> made >> BM> for the tests. All were shot with the K10D in >> wireless >> BM> flash mode with the on board flash set to >> "control." >> BM> Flash WB was selected. All were shot at 1/180, >> f11, >> BM> ISO 100. The two lenses used were the A*85mm >> f1.4 and >> BM> the A50mm f1.4. All of the shots got some slight >> level >> BM> tweaking in CS2 plus I added some blue because >> my >> BM> smaller background paper is a shade darker than >> my >> BM> normal arctic white. >> >> BM> http://www.primelensphoto.com/wireless/indexK10D >> >> BM> Cheers, >> >> BM> Brendan >> >> >> >> >> BM> >> BM> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> BM> Need Mail bonding? >> BM> Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from >> Yahoo! Answers users. >> BM> >> BM> http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> BM> ____________________________________________________________________________________ BM> Have a burning question? BM> Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
